Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armed forces

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: armed -forces
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

Example Sentences

"What dictators fear most is losing the support of the armed forces, and when this happens, it's as if a ferocious beast has lost its teeth."

Inflected Forms

armed force (singular)

Synonyms

military armed services military machine war machine

Questions

What does armed forces mean?: The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

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